Epilogue 1 - The Elsa Ending

Anna could only watch in horror as Elsa's visage continued to be distorted in the portal before her, the woman of her dreams trapped on the other side. She could never have predicted this would happen to something she took for granted.

Her heart was on the verge of breaking at the thought of her parting with Elsa. She had loved the blonde for such a long time, she couldn't bear to be apart from her, to have her ripped from her life, especially like this, especially on the eve of the happiest day of their lives.

She wanted to reach out to the portal, to try and find a way back through, but she didn't wish to make things worse. But then again, how could things get worse than the threat of being apart from the woman you truly loved forever.

It was in this moment, that Elsa had an epiphany. She finally realised what the portal was built upon, how it worked. It was something she had suspected for some time, but was never certain of it until this very moment. She gazed upon Anna and sighed.

"Anna," Elsa said softly. "I finally figured it out. This portal... It's built on us, Anna. We're connected, as soulmates, joined across the barrier of time."

"How is that possible?" Anna wondered. "I mean, aren't soulmates supposed to have some vague idea of who the other is before they meet?"

"I don't know," Elsa said. "All that I do know is this. For the past 7 months, as our relationship has grown, this gateway between our two times has become more and more stable. First, it sent you to a completely different room when we first met, then it stopped in my room after we became friends. After we became a couple, our times of day were the same. It all makes sense."

Anna sighed. "Then explain how... this is happening," she then asked, gesturing to the massive gateway around them.

Elsa then looked down, knowing exactly what to tell Anna. "It was when I thought you had died, Anna. It broke my heart completely and since I believed you were dead for the longest time."

"The portal completely broke down," Anna finished. "Oh god... then it's all my fault then. If I hadn't been so stupid, so reckless..."

"Anna, forget about that," Elsa insisted. "What matters now is dealing with this portal. If it closes we... we might never see each other again. We need to say this last goodbye, before it closes forever!"

"No fucking way in hell!" Anna swore. "I am not leaving you, Elsa! I won't let our love end in some bullshit sad ending!"

"Anna, no, wait... you have a life in your time," Elsa said. "Please... just close the door. Forget about me."

"Fuck no," Anna swore. "We're not ending like this. I won't let all that we've done end in some bullshit angsty crap!" The redhead then slammed her hand on the floor. She was crying tears of pure sadness now, regret at all her actions during Hans's takeover.

Elsa slumped beside a wall, thinking of a solution to this. She knew for a fact that Anna wasn't going to leave her and she knew that she couldn't leave Anna either. They loved each other too much to part like this. There had to be some way they could be together again.

But the more Elsa thought about it, the more she didn't like the options, until she finally came up with one idea, one small final idea that could save all this. She knew it would be a heavy thing for Anna to deal with, but this was a choice she would have to make.

Looking at her true love, Elsa sighed, speaking again in a slightly teary voice. "Anna... I know what must be done. I know you aren't going to like it but... it's the best we've got."

With a heavy heart, Elsa informed Anna of her plan. "Anna... In order for us both to be happy, one of us must sacrifice their lives in order to be with the other. I don't know how stable that portal is... but it should be alright for one of us to pass through."

Her eyes widening, Anna stared at Elsa, utterly gobsmacked. "Elsa... you can't leave. Think about your kingdom. There's still rebuilding to be done in Arendelle. They need you."

"They can continue without me," Elsa assured Anna. "Monarchy is growing outdated these days anyway. But the point I am trying to make is this. I do not mind whatever happens, whether you come to me or I come to you. All I care about is making you happy and giving you my love. I want you to choose Anna. It's hard, I know, but this choice you must make."

"B-But... what if I make the wrong one?" Anna wondered. "Kristina is still in your time! If I choose you... she'll be stuck in the past."

"That's what you must understand, Anna," Elsa said. "Please... make a choice, that's all I ask. I trust you, Anna. I love you more than anything."

"Okay..." Anna sighed, making her decision. "Then Elsa... I chose you. I want to be with you and be your queen. I knew I'd never be doing much with my life anyway..." she sighed. "My parents, my friends. I know that I'm leaving them, but it's for a better cause... Elsa... I'm coming to you."

Elsa nodded. "As you wish Anna. Know that by doing this, you're going to forsake all the parts of your normal life that you hold dear. You can't go back on this."

"I know," Anna responded. "But I want you and I still want to see my best friend. I have to do this, Elsa." She nodded. "Just give me a few minutes to leave a note."

"For who?" Elsa inquired.

Anna smiled. "For my friends and family. If anyone comes looking for me... they'll need to know where I am, what I'm doing and such."

"A noble gesture, my love," Elsa stated. "But be quick. I don't know how long the portal can remain open."

About thirty seconds later, after leaving her note, Anna stepped back through the portal. There was a grimace of pain on her face as she passed through, but she was soon back beside Elsa. She had made it with no time to spare, as just after her feet touched the floor of Elsa's room, the portal closed behind her.

Turning around, Anna was met with a very different room. No longer the upper floor of her house, what was now behind the room was a small bath and a showerhead. Just like it had been before Anna had met her beloved queen all those months ago.

"It's... It's gone," Anna said simply. "Gone for good."

Elsa put a hand on her shoulder. "You made the right choice, Anna." She looked down. "I'll... I'll let you go and see Kristina and tell her the news."

"Yeah," Anna agreed, an empty note in her voice. "I think she needs to know."

xXx

"So let me get this straight," Kristina asked again for the fourth time. "We're trapped in the past because of you faking your own death?"

A reluctant nod came from Anna, confirming what Kristina was asking. She knew it was probably hard for the blonde to hear, but it needed to be said. If Anna hadn't jumped into the moat, all of this, her leaving her home, would never have happened.

Kristina sighed, before putting a hand on Anna's shoulder. "It's alright, Anna. I'm not mad at you. You needed to be with Elsa. You made the right choice."

"But I screwed up our lives, Kristi," Anna insisted. "I can't become a historian or an author and you can't continue your hockey career. It's over for us, big sis."

Anna was suddenly pulled into a warm loving embrace by the older blonde, comforting her. She was sad at the loss of her future, but she knew that Anna needed love right now, the love of a best friend who was almost like a sister to her.

"It's not a big deal," she reassured her friend. "Sure, my hockey career is done, but being here in the past has plenty of opportunities. Hell, maybe I could be a knight or something."

The redhead smiled. "Yeah... you were pretty good with a sword after all."

"And you've got the biggest opportunity of them all, Anna," her friend then reminded her. "Tomorrow, you and that queen of yours are getting married and you'll be at her side for pretty much everything. That's a big responsibility for you both."

Smiling, Anna knew her friend was right. There was no point dwelling on the past so to speak, rather it was better to look to the future.

"You're right, Kristina," Anna replied. "In fact, let's make a pinkie promise. I'll be the best queen for Elsa if you can be the best knight to protect us both. Deal?"

Kristina then put her pinkie on Anna's pinkie, shaking it softly. "You got yourself a deal, Princess."

xXx

Finally, Elsa and Anna's royal wedding day had arrived, with guests from all over the world in attendance for the holiest of ceremonies. It had been a day long in the making for both Elsa and Anna.

Elsa was standing at the altar in a beautiful slender, blue dress similar to her sparkly one, albeit a bit more formal. It had a long cape with a furry collar and gloves that went up her arms. She was wearing her hair in a dignified bun with her crown upon her head, showing her reclaimed royal pride.

Cass was standing at Elsa's side, wearing a simple formal dress of her own. As Elsa was looking down the aisle, she nudged her arm. "So... you nervous?"

"A little," Elsa admitted. "There are so many people. I don't remember my own coronation having this many guests. I guess Anna really has made a big impact here."

That was an understatement. Her kingdom practically adored Anna just as much as Elsa did. She was their hero, their goddess, their saving grace. For her to be married to the queen herself was indeed a great honour, one that Elsa had to live up to.

Smirking, Cass gave Elsa a knowing look. "Well, she did save everyone. Plus, everyone loves the pair of you. So don't you be leaving her at this altar you hear? Or I'll drag you back."

Elsa laughed. "I don't think it will come to that, Cassandra." The two were suddenly called to attention as the great organ piped into life.

The doors to the chapel then opened and Anna then walked down the aisle. She was wearing the most gorgeous dress ever imaginable. It was wide and white, with a wide skirt and poofy shoulders. There were fingerless gauntlets on her arms and she held a beautiful bouquet in her hands. On her head was a tiara and a long, flowing veil covering her face.

Rapunzel was escorting Anna as her bridesmaid, as was Kristina, both women holding up the train of her very long wedding dress. They both looked beautiful, with Kristina nearly crying as her beautiful best friend walked down the aisle.

Anna then arrived at the altar and took Elsa's hands, handing her bouquet to Kristina. As they took their place at the altar, the strawberry blonde beamed. Finally, her wedding to Elsa had come at last.

"Dearly Beloved we are gathered here to witness the marriage of our fair Queen Elsa and her dearest love, Miss Anna Penrose. Marriage is a state conceived by God. Do you Queen Elsa take Anna Penrose to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, till death do you part?"

Blushing softly, Elsa nodded. She then took out a ring given to her by Cassandra and slid it upon Anna's gloved finger. "I do and with this ring, I thee wed, Anna Penrose."

"And do you, Anna Penrose take Queen Elsa to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, till death do you part?"

Grinning under her veil, Anna nodded, giving Elsa a ring of her own. "I do! And... Um... with this ring, I make her my wife? Is that how you say it?"

Her bride nodded. "Yes, it is."

"Then by the power vested in me by the holy church of Arendelle, I hereby declare you wife and wife. Queen Elsa, you may now kiss the bride.

Elsa blushed happily as she was finally Anna's wife. She walked up to Anna and tenderly lifted the silky veil from her face. As she saw Anna's beaming face from beneath it, she closed her eyes. She leaned closer and gave Anna a deep, passionate, newlywed kiss.

Finally, she and Anna were joined as one, with now power in the universe to tear them asunder.

xXx

Several months after their wedding, another wondrous event happened to Anna and Elsa. It had been exactly nine months since Rapunzel had gotten pregnant thanks to Cass and her baby was due any day now.

And that day soon arrived. Anna and Elsa, now Queens of Arendelle, were summoned to Rapunzel's manor. As they walked up the path, Anna was carrying a large bag of items which confused Elsa somewhat.

"Anna, why are you bringing those toys?" Her wife asked her. "Surely a newborn baby can't play with things like that at this early stage."

"I know but it's kind of a tradition from my time," Anna insisted. She had been doing her best to add a bit of modern spunk to daily life in Arendelle, something that Elsa didn't mind of course.

They soon walked to the front door, with Anna knocking upon it. There was a silence for a few seconds before the door soon opened. Behind the door was Cassandra, whose eyes seemed to be... Wet with tears?

Immediately, Elsa feared the worst. "Oh no... Cass, is Rapunzel okay?"

Cass merely smiled. "I'm a mother, girls... Rapunzel just had the most beautiful little boy." She cried. "Oh just come and see."

Following Cassandra into the house, Anna and Elsa were led to the master bedroom. Once inside, they saw that indeed, Rapunzel had finally given birth. In her arms, wrapped up in a little white blanket was a tiny baby boy. He had a little tuft of blonde hair the same shade as Rapunzel's on his head and he was sleeping soundly.

Grinning brightly, Anna quickly rushed to Rapunzel's side. "Oh my gosh... Punzie, he's beautiful."

"Congratulations, Rapunzel," Elsa spoke. She then stroked the tiny one's head, smiling. "I.. I never thought he would be so small."

"He almost didn't make it," Rapunzel said. "He was born early, but Cass managed to help him breathe. He's doing fine now." She smiled. "Thank you for coming."

"You're welcome Rapunzel," Anna replied. "So... Can I hold him?"

"Anna," Elsa spoke in a sort of stern voice.

"What, he's so cuuuute!" Anna excused.

After both Elsa and Anna had each taken turns holding Rapunzel and Cassandra's newborn son, whom they learned was named Eugene after an old friend of the couple's, Anna and Elsa gave the two new mothers some privacy. The whole experience had changed Anna a great deal.

Once she and Elsa were alone, Anna decided to talk to Elsa, wanting to speak to her about something important. For the past few months, Anna had been wondering what best to do with her new life in Arendelle, and seeing the newborn son of Cass and Rapunzel had finally made her decide what to do.

Sitting alone in Rapunzel's living room, Anna held her wife's hand. She then smiled and kissed her cheek. "Hey, Elsa... can I say something crazy?"

Elsa smiled. "To me, my love, anything you say is crazy."

"Yeah, but this is super crazy," Anna insisted. "Okay so... basically, I was wondering about what my purpose in life was here, now that I'm here, you know, forever and I was thinking... I know exactly what's gonna happen in the future, I know when things are gonna get invented, when everything is going to shit, I have all this knowledge of the future just sitting in my brain."

"And what are you going to suggest you do about it?" Elsa wondered.

"Simple," Anna chimed. "I'm gonna change the future."

"You want to what?!" Elsa gasped in surprise. "Anna... don't you know how badly that will affect the future?"

"I know," Anna agreed. She stood up and smiled. "But... this is my chance to make the world a better place. I spent most of my life learning about all the horrible mistakes the human race had made... this is my chance to change that."

"But... your future," Elsa said. "The one you came from... it doesn't exist any longer."

"I know, but it's not like that's gonna matter," Anna admitted. "I mean, I haven't exactly faded out of existence have I?"

Nodding, the queen agreed. "Yes... but still. You would probably change so much. How do you know you haven't already changed your future?"

"I don't," Anna remarked. "But I guess that's the fun part right?" She smiled and looked at the room where Rapunzel was. "I just want to help make sure that kid and his kids and their kids grow up in a place without war and disease and shit like that. I wanna make a difference, a good difference." She kissed Elsa's cheek again. "So Queenie... Wanna change the future with me?"

While it was a difficult choice, Elsa always found it impossible to say no to her wife. Anna simply had that effect on her.

"Yes," she said. "Let's make the world a better place."